by Maine Mechanical | Mar 4, 2020 | Building, Commercial News, Heating, Mechanical, Plumbing
The measure, which was held over from 2019, would give Maine companies a second shot at bidding if they lose out to out-of-state competitors on state construction or purchasing contracts. BY SCOTT THISTLE STAFF WRITER, Portland Press Herald AUGUSTA — A bill that would...read more
by Maine Mechanical | Feb 23, 2020 | Education News, Heating, Mechanical, Plumbing
By Trevor McNally Student loan debt is out of control in this country. The U.S. Department of Education recently reported that in the first quarter of 2019- which are the most recent numbers available- as many as 49.8 million borrowers owed $1.447 trillion in...read more
by Maine Mechanical | Feb 17, 2020 | Building, Commercial News, Heating, Mechanical, Plumbing, Residential News
By Trevor McNally A hard truth that the people of Maine are coming to grips with is the steadily increasing cost of living. In fact, Maine had the third highest increase in rent across the country in 2019, according to Apartment Guide’s recently published annual...read more
by Maine Mechanical | Feb 10, 2020 | Commercial News, Heating, Mechanical, Plumbing, Residential News
By Trevor McNally Fortunately for us living in Maine, this winter has been a pretty mild one so far. But plumbing and heating emergencies can occur at any time, and that’s why the United Association created Plumbers 911: a call-referral service that connects...read more
by Maine Mechanical | Jan 27, 2020 | Mechanical, Plumbing, Residential News
By WGME With the bitter cold temperatures, Maine homeowners are being urged to take action to prevent frozen pipes. Read more: https://wgme.com/news/local/tips-to-prevent-frigid-weather-from-freezing-water-pipesread more
by Maine Mechanical | Jan 9, 2020 | Plumbing
By Trevor McNally A lot of folks don’t give a second thought to water scarcity. And why would they? Earth is the blue planet; 70 percent of it is covered by water. But the fact of the matter is that most of that water is saltwater, and mankind has not- as of...read more